Reclamation Engineer — Senior Geotechnical Engineering, Worldwide

The problem

When your project hits unfamiliar ground, you need the engineers who have already solved it.

Every dredging or reclamation project is a bet on the ground. New jurisdictions bring unfamiliar soils, different seismic regimes, remote coastlines and no local expertise. A single geotechnical misjudgment means delays, rework and budget overruns.

Multidisciplinary consultancies send a rotation of juniors and charge senior rates. We send the two people who have done the work — full time, on site, for the life of the project.

Who we are

Not consultants who visit for a week and write a report.

Two senior geotechnical engineers with 40 years of combined specialist experience — all of it on site, embedded with contractor teams in the dredging and reclamation industry.

We have worked full time for over a decade each as reclamation engineers on major international projects: soft soils, seismic design, carbonate and pumice sands, rock works, settlement and compaction, laboratory establishment, CPT and seismic CPT. We work the way you do — as part of the team that has to deliver.

Where we're deep

Specialist geotechnical capability, on demand.

Soft soils & settlement

Design and management of settlement on soft marine clays — the defining problem of reclamation.

Seismic design

Liquefaction assessment and seismic design of reclaimed land and port infrastructure.

Carbonate & pumice sands

Unusual soils that break standard correlations: crushable, compressible, deceptively strong.

Rock works & dredgeability

Rock placement, dredgeability assessment — and quarry assessment, rock source approval and rock quality verification.

Ground improvement

Vibrocompaction, vibroflotation, dynamic compaction, HEIC, stone columns, PVD — trials, design, QA/QC.

Soil laboratory setup

Establishment and management of on-site laboratories for remote and marine projects.

CPT & seismic CPT

Execution, interpretation and QA/QC of CPT and seismic CPT campaigns.

Advanced lab testing

Rowe cell, triaxial, cyclic and crushability testing for design and verification.

Carbonate sand grains under macro magnification — Carbonate sands — hollow, angular, crushable.

Pumice sand grains under macro magnification — Pumice sands — vesicular, porous, deceptively strong.

How we work

Senior experience on the ground, anywhere in the world.

01

Engage

Direct conversation about your project's geotechnical challenges. No forms, no gatekeeping.

02

Mobilise

Planned mobilisation — terms, visas and logistics scoped up front. We travel to your project, anywhere in the world.

03

Deliver

Senior geotechnical engineering on a contractor day-rate basis, embedded with your team.

Vibrocompaction rig working on reclaimed sand at dusk — Ground improvement on hydraulic fill — vibrocompaction in progress.

Contractor day rates — senior experience without consultancy overhead
Mobilisation planned around project terms and logistics
Embedded with your team from day one
Direct engagement — no layers, no learning curve

Capacity & continuity

Two people, on purpose.

Every engagement is delivered by the two people you spoke to. No junior rotation, no bench of graduates billed at senior rates, no hand-offs to someone who wasn't in the room.

We scope capacity honestly. If a project needs more senior time than we can commit, we say so before you commit — and we don't take on work we can't cover. That is how continuity works when you are deliberately small.

Questions

Straight answers.

Who are you?

An independent practice of two senior reclamation engineers with 40 years of combined specialist experience in dredging and reclamation — all of it on site. Anonymised CVs and a confidential reference list with client contacts are available on request. We expect you to verify before committing.

Can you provide references?

Yes — anonymised CVs and a confidential project reference list with client contacts, on request. Under NDA if you prefer.

What are your day rates?

Day rates depend on location, duration and scope. You get a clear rate in the first conversation — no retained consultancy, no overhead.

What if you are already committed to another project?

We scope capacity honestly. If we cannot commit the senior time your project needs, we tell you up front rather than over-promising.

Where do you work?

Anywhere. We travel to projects worldwide, including remote and new jurisdictions, with mobilisation planned around your project's timeline.

How are engagements structured?

Contractor day rates, direct engagement with your team, mobilisation planned around your project's timeline. No retained consultancy, no overhead.

How quickly can you mobilise?

Mobilisation is planned per project. It depends on contract terms, visas and logistics — and on our existing commitments. We scope it honestly before any engagement.

Which projects have you worked on?

Large-scale marine land reclamation and port works across multiple continents. Specific references are available in confidence, on request.

Have a project that needs senior geotechnical firepower?

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